Higher Level Stewardship

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1 Higher Level Stewardship Payments Booklet Second Edition October

2 Contents Land management Options and Supplements 2 Hedgerow options 2 Woodland, trees and scrub options 2 Orchard options 2 Historic environment options 2 Arable options 3 Resource protection options 3 Grassland options 3-4 Moorland and upland rough grazing options 4 Access options 4 Lowland heathland options 4 Inter-tidal and coastal options 5 Wetland options 5 Additional supplements 5 Entry Level Stewardship options that are also available under Higher Level Stewardship 6 Options for trees and woodlands 6 Options for historic and landscape features 6 Options for buffer strips 6 Options for arable land 6 Options to encourage a range of crop types 7 Option to protect soils 7 Options for grassland outside the Severely Disadvantaged Areas 7 Option for mixed stocking on grassland 7 Options for Severely Disadvantaged Areas including moorland 7 Organic Entry Level Stewardship options that are also available under Higher Level Stewardship 8 Options for trees and woodlands 8 Options for historic and landscape features 8 Options for arable land 8 Options to encourage a range of crop types 9 Option to protect soils 9 Options for grassland outside the Severely Disadvantaged Area 9 Option for mixed stocking on grassland 9 Options for the Severely Disadvantaged Areas and moorland 9 Capital Items 10 Boundaries 10 Fencing in association with conservation work 10 Items associated with tree planting and management 11 Upland management 11 Items associated with wetlands 11 Ponds 11 Reversion heathland, grass, meadow 12 Re-introduction of livestock 12 Scrub and bracken control 12 Landscape items 12 Species 12 Resource protection 13 Historic features 13 Other environmental issues 13 Payment for advice 13 Access 13 1

3 Land management Options and Supplements Page No. Code Payment Units Hedgerow options 6 Management of hedgerows of very high environmental HB m value (both sides) 6 Management of hedgerows of very high environmental HB m value (one side) Woodland, trees and scrub options 7 Ancient trees in arable fields HC5 25 tree 7 Ancient trees in intensively managed grass fields HC6 25 tree 8 Maintenance of wood pasture and parkland HC ha 8 Restoration of wood pasture and parkland HC ha 8 Creation of wood pasture HC ha 9 Maintenance of woodland HC7 100 ha 9 Restoration of woodland HC8 100 ha 10 Creation of woodland in the Severely Disadvantaged Area HC9 200 ha (SDA) of the Less Favoured Area (LFA) 10 Creation of woodland outside the LFA SDA and the HC ha Moorland Line 10 Maintenance of successional areas and scrub HC ha 10 Restoration of successional areas and scrub HC ha 10 Creation of successional areas and scrub HC ha 11 Woodland livestock exclusion supplement HC ha Orchard options 11 Maintenance of high-value traditional orchards HC ha 11 Restoration of traditional orchards HC ha 12 Maintenance of traditional orchards in production HC19 95 ha 12 Creation of traditional orchards HC ha Historic environment options 13 Crop establishment by direct drilling (non-rotational) HD6 70 ha 14 Arable reversion by natural regeneration HD7 500 ha 14 Maintaining high water levels to protect archaeology HD8 240 ha 14 Maintenance of designed/engineered water bodies HD9 295 ha 15 Maintenance of traditional water meadows HD ha 15 Restoration of traditional water meadows HD ha 2

4 Arable options 16 Floristically enhanced grass margin (non-rotational) HE ha 16 Enhanced wild bird seed mix plots (rotational or HF ha non-rotational) 16 Fallow plots for ground-nesting birds (rotational or HF ha non-rotational) 16 Unharvested, fertiliser-free conservation headland HF ha 17 Reduced herbicide cereal crop preceding overwintered HF ha stubble 17 Cultivated fallow plots or margins for arable plants HF ha 17 Brassica fodder crops followed by overwintered stubble HG5 90 ha 17 Fodder crop management to retain or recreate an arable HG6 150 ha mosaic 18 Low-input spring cereal to retain or recreate an arable HG7 250 ha mosaic Resource protection options 18 Arable reversion to unfertilised grassland to prevent HJ3 280 ha erosion or run off 18 Arable reversion to grassland with low fertiliser input to HJ4 210 ha prevent erosion or run-off 19 In-field grass areas to prevent erosion or run-off HJ5 350 ha 20 Preventing erosion or run-off from intensively managed, HJ6 280 ha improved grassland 20 Seasonal livestock removal on grassland with no input HJ7 40 ha restriction 20 Nil fertiliser supplement HJ8 55 ha Grassland options 22 Maintenance of species-rich, semi-natural grassland HK6 200 ha 22 Restoration of species-rich, semi-natural grassland HK7 200 ha 22 Creation of species-rich, semi-natural grassland HK8 280 ha 23 Maintenance of wet grassland for breeding waders HK9 335 ha 23 Maintenance of wet grassland for wintering waders and HK ha wildfowl 24 Restoration of wet grassland for breeding waders HK ha 24 Restoration of wet grassland for wintering waders and HK ha wildfowl 24 Creation of wet grassland for breeding waders HK ha 24 Creation of wet grassland for wintering waders and wildfowl HK ha 25 Maintenance of grassland for target features HK ha 25 Restoration of grassland for target features HK ha 25 Creation of grassland for target features HK ha 3

5 Page No. Code Payment Units Grassland options - continued 26 Enhanced strips for target species on intensive grassland HE ha 26 Hay-making supplement HK18 75 ha 27 Raised water levels supplement HK19 80 ha 27 Inundation grassland supplement HQ13 85 ha 27 Cattle grazing supplement HR1 Up to 35 ha 27 Native breeds at risk grazing supplement HR2 Up to 70 ha Moorland and upland rough grazing options 30 Maintenance of moorland HL9 20/ 40 ha 30 Restoration of moorland HL10 40 ha 30 Creation of upland heathland HL11 60 ha 30 Maintenance of rough grazing for birds HL7 80 ha 30 Restoration of rough grazing for birds HL8 80 ha 31 Supplement for management of heather, gorse and HL12 7 ha grass by burning, cutting or swiping 31 Moorland re-wetting supplement HL13 10 ha 31 Seasonal livestock exclusion supplement HL15 10 ha Access options 33 Linear and open access base payment HN1 350 Agreement/ year 33 Permissive open access HN2 41 ha 33 Permissive footpath access HN m 33 Permissive bridleway/cycle path access HN m 34 Access for people with reduced mobility HN m 34 Upgrading Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) HN m Act access for people with reduced mobility 34 Upgrading CRoW Act access for cyclists/horses HN m 34 Educational access base payment HN8 500 Agreement/ year 34 Educational access payment per visit HN9 100 visit Lowland heathland options 35 Maintenance of lowland heathland HO1 200 ha 36 Restoration of heathland from neglected sites HO2 200 ha 36 Restoration of forestry areas to lowland heathland HO3 200 ha 36 Creation of lowland heathland from arable or improved HO4 450 ha grassland 37 Creation of lowland heathland on worked mineral sites HO5 150 ha 4

6 Inter-tidal and coastal options 38 Maintenance of sand dunes HP1 140 ha 38 Restoration of sand dunes HP2 140 ha 38 Creation of coastal vegetated shingle and sand dunes on HP3 320 ha arable land 38 Creation of coastal vegetated shingle and sand dunes on HP4 200 ha grassland 39 Maintenance of coastal salt marsh HP5 30 ha 39 Restoration of coastal salt marsh HP6 30 ha 40 Creation of inter-tidal and saline habitat on arable land HP7 700 ha 40 Creation of inter-tidal and saline habitat on grassland HP8 500 ha 40 Creation of inter-tidal and saline habitats by non-intervention HP9 150 ha 40 Supplement for extensive grazing on salt marsh HP10 70 ha 40 Salt marsh livestock exclusion supplement HP11 40 ha Wetland options 41 Maintenance of ponds of high wildlife value HQ1 90 pond (less than 100 m 2 ) 41 Maintenance of ponds of high wildlife value HQ2 180 pond (more than 100 m 2 ) 42 Maintenance of reedbeds HQ3 60 ha 42 Restoration of reedbeds HQ4 60 ha 42 Creation of reedbeds HQ5 380 ha 43 Maintenance of fen HQ6 60 ha 43 Restoration of fen HQ7 60 ha 43 Creation of fen HQ8 380 ha 43 Maintenance of lowland raised bog HQ9 150 ha 43 Restoration of lowland raised bog HQ ha 44 Wetland cutting supplement HQ ha 44 Wetland grazing supplement HQ ha Additional supplements 45 Shepherding supplement HL16 5 ha 45 Supplement for control of invasive plant species HR4 60 ha 45 Bracken control supplement HR5 35 ha 45 Supplement for small fields HR6 35 ha 45 Supplement for difficult sites HR7 50 ha 46 Supplement for group applications HR8 10 ha 5

7 Entry Level Stewardship options that are also available under Higher Level Stewardship (NB These codes are formed by replacing the E with H at the start of the relevant Entry Level Stewardship option) Code Payment Units Options for trees and woodlands Protection of in-field trees arable HC1 12 tree Protection of in-field trees grassland HC2 8 tree Management of woodland edges HC4 380 ha Options for historic and landscape features Maintenance of weatherproof traditional farm buildings HD1 2 m 2 of ground floor area Take out of cultivation archaeological features that are currently on HD2 460 ha cultivated land Reduced-depth, non-inversion cultivation on land where there are HD3 60 ha archaeological features Management of scrub on archaeological features HD4 120 ha Management of archaeological features on grassland HD5 16 ha Options for buffer strips 2 m buffer strips on cultivated land HE1 300 ha 4 m buffer strips on cultivated land HE2 400 ha 6 m buffer strips on cultivated land HE3 400 ha 2 m buffer strips on intensive grassland HE4 300 ha 4 m buffer strips on intensive grassland HE5 400 ha 6 m buffer strips on intensive grassland HE6 400 ha Buffering in-field ponds in improved permanent grassland HE7 400 ha Buffering in-field ponds in arable land HE8 400 ha Options for arable land Management of field corners HF1 400 ha Wild bird seed mixture HF2 450 ha Nectar flower mixture HF4 450 ha Overwintered stubbles HF6 120 ha Beetle banks HF7 580 ha Skylark plots HF8 5 plot Unfertilised cereal headlands within arable fields HF9 100 ha Unharvested cereal headlands within arable fields HF ha Uncropped, cultivated margins for rare plants on arable land HF ha 6

8 Options to encourage a range of crop types Undersown spring cereals HG1 200 ha Wild bird seed mixture in grassland areas HG2 450 ha Nectar flower mixture in grassland areas HG3 450 ha Cereals for whole-crop silage followed by overwintered stubbles HG4 230 ha Option to protect soils Management of maize crops to reduce soil erosion HJ2 18 ha Options for grassland outside the Severely Disadvantaged Areas Take field corners out of management outside the SDA (of the LFA) and HK1 400 ha the Moorland Line Permanent grassland with low inputs outside the SDA (of the LFA) and HK2 85 ha the Moorland Line Permanent grassland with very low inputs outside the SDA (of the LFA) HK3 150 ha and the Moorland Line Management of rush pastures outside the SDA (of the LFA) and HK4 150 ha the Moorland Line Option for mixed stocking on grassland Mixed stocking HK5 8 ha Options for Severely Disadvantaged Areas including moorland Take field corners out of management (SDA land within the LFA HL1 100 ha excluding parcels within the Moorland Line) Permanent grassland with low inputs (SDA land within the LFA HL2 35 ha excluding parcels within the Moorland Line) Permanent grassland with very low inputs (SDA land within the LFA HL3 60 ha excluding parcels within the Moorland Line) Management of rush pastures (SDA land within the LFA and Moorland HL4 60 ha Line parcels under 15 ha) Enclosed rough grazing (SDA land within the LFA and Moorland Line HL5 35 ha parcels under 15 ha) Unenclosed moorland rough grazing (Moorland Line land only) HL6 5 ha 7

9 Organic Entry Level Stewardship options that are also available under Higher Level Stewardship (NB These codes are formed by replacing the O with OH at the start of the relevant Organic Entry Level Stewardship option) Code Payment Units Options for trees and woodlands Protection of in-field trees on rotational land OHC1 12 tree Protection of in-field trees grassland OHC2 8 tree Management of woodland edges OHC4 380 ha Options for historic and landscape features Maintenance of weatherproof traditional farm buildings OHD1 2 m 2 of ground floor area Take out of cultivation archaeological features that are currently on OHD2 600 ha cultivated land Reduced-depth, non-inversion cultivation on land where there are OHD3 100 ha archaeological features Management of scrub on archaeological features OHD4 120 ha Management of archaeological features on grassland OHD5 16 ha Options for arable land 2 m buffer strips on rotational land OHE1 400 ha 4 m buffer strips on rotational land OHE2 500 ha 6 m buffer strips on rotational land OHE3 500 ha 2 m buffer strips on organic grassland OHE4 400 ha 4 m buffer strips on organic grassland OHE5 500 ha 6 m buffer strips on organic grassland OHE6 500 ha Buffering in-field ponds in organic grassland OHE7 500 ha Buffering in-field ponds in rotational land OHE8 500 ha Management of field corners OHF1 500 ha Wild bird seed mixture OHF2 550 ha Nectar flower mixture OHF4 550 ha Overwintered stubbles OHF6 150 ha Beetle banks OHF7 750 ha Skylark plots OHF8 5 plot 8

10 Options to encourage a range of crop types Undersown spring cereals OHG1 150 ha Wild bird seed mixture in grassland areas OHG2 550 ha Nectar flower mixtures in grassland areas OHG3 550 ha Cereals for whole-crop silage followed by overwintered stubbles OHG4 250 ha Option to protect soils Management of maize crops to reduce soil erosion OHJ2 18 ha Options for grassland outside the Severely Disadvantaged Area Take field corners out of management outside the SDA (of the LFA) and OHK1 500 ha the Moorland Line Permanent grassland with low inputs outside the SDA (of the LFA) and OHK2 115 ha the Moorland Line Permanent grassland with very low inputs outside the SDA (of the LFA) OHK3 180 ha and the Moorland Line Management of rush pastures outside the SDA (of the LFA) and the OHK4 180 ha Moorland Line Option for mixed stocking on grassland Mixed stocking OHK5 8 ha Options for the Severely Disadvantaged Areas and moorland Take field corners out of management (SDA land within the LFA OHL1 100 ha excluding parcels within the Moorland Line) Permanent grassland with low inputs (SDA land within the LFA OHL2 35 ha excluding parcels within the Moorland Line) Permanent grassland with very low inputs (SDA land within the LFA OHL3 60 ha excluding parcels within the Moorland Line) Management of rush pastures (SDA land within the LFA and Moorland OHL4 60 ha Line parcels under 15 ha) Enclosed rough grazing (SDA land within the LFA and Moorland Line OHL5 35 ha parcels under 15 ha) 9

11 Capital Items Code Payment ( or Units percentage of cost) Boundaries Hedgerow restoration including laying, coppicing and gapping up HR 5.00 m Hedgerow planting new hedges PH 5.00 m Hedgerow supplement removal of old fence lines HF 0.60 m Hedgerow supplement substantial pre-work HSC 2.40 m Hedgerow supplement top binding and staking HSL 2.40 m Stone wall restoration WR m Stone wall supplement stone from holding WRS 6.00 m Stone wall supplement stone from quarry WRQ m Stone wall supplement difficult sites WRD 7.00 m Stone wall supplement top wiring TW 1.80 m Stone-faced hedge bank repair BR m Stone-faced hedge bank restoration BS m Earth bank restoration ER 3.00 m Casting up supplement hedge bank options ERC 1.20 m (per side) Ditch, dyke and rhine restoration DR 2.90 m Fencing in association with conservation work Sheep fencing FSB/H 1.80 m Post and wire FW/B 1.20 m Deer fencing FD 4.00 m Rabbit fencing supplement FR/B 1.50 m Permanent electric fencing FPE 1.20 m Fencing supplement difficult sites FDS 2.50 m High-tensile fencing FHT 1.25 m 10

12 Items associated with tree planting and management Spiral rabbit guards TR 0.20 each Tree and shrub/whips and transplants plus planting TSP 1.60 each Tree tube and stake TT 0.50 each Standard parkland tree/hedgerow tree and planting STT 7.50 each Parkland tree guard post and wire (wood) TP each Welded steel tree guard TGS each Planting fruit trees MT/SF each Orchard tree guard tube and mesh TO 3.30 each Orchard tree guard post and rail TOF each Orchard tree pruning FP each Coppicing bankside trees CBT each Tree surgery, minor to include minor pollarding TS each Tree surgery, major to include major pollarding TS each Tree removal TRE m 3 Upland management Grip-blocking drainage channels GBC 3.40 block Items associated with wetlands Creation of ditches rhines and dykes WDC 3.60 m 2 Creation of gutters WGC 1.90 m 2 Soil bund S each Culvert C each Timber sluice S each Brick, stone or concrete sluice S each Scrape creation first 100 m 2 SCR 1.40 m 2 Scrape creation over 100 m 2 SCP 0.90 m 2 Silt trap provision STP 60% of costs Wind pumps for water-level measures WWP 80% of costs Drove improvement WDI 50% of costs Ligger and bridge provision WLB each Construction of water-penning structures WPS 80% of costs Ponds Pond creation first 100 m 2 PC 3.00 m 2 Pond creation over 100 m 2 PCP 1.00 m 2 Pond restoration first 100 m 2 PR 2.10 m 2 Pond restoration over 100 m 2 PRP 0.80 m 2 11

13 Code Payment ( or Units percentage of cost) Reversion heathland, grass, meadow Native seed mix GS 100% of costs Major preparatory work for heathland recreation LHX 100% of costs Re-introduction of livestock Cattle drinking bay CDB each Cattle grids CCG each Water supply WS 2.00 m Water trough WT each Livestock handling facilities CLH 60% of costs Scrub and bracken control Scrub management base payment SS agreement Scrub management less than 25% cover SA ha Scrub management 25% to 75% SB ha Scrub management over 75% cover SC ha Mechanical bracken control base payment BMB agreement Mechanical bracken control area payment BMA ha Chemical bracken control base payment BCB agreement Chemical bracken control area payment BCA ha Difficult site supplement for bracken and scrub control BDS 7.00 ha Landscape items Wooden field/river gate GF each Stone gate post LSP each Removal of eyesore E each Wooden wings for gates LWW each Species Otter holt log construction OH each Otter holt concrete pipe and chamber construction OH each Bat/bird box SBB each Bird strike markers SBS 1.50 each Small mammal boxes SSM each Badger gates SBG each 12

14 Resource protection Cross-drains under farm tracks RPD each Relocation of gates RPG each Historic features Historical and archaeological feature protection HAP Up to 100% of costs Restoration of historic buildings HTB Up to 80% of costs Other environmental issues Special projects OES No set payment Payment for advice Professional help with management plan PAH each Access Hard standing for car parking CP m 2 Hard standing for disabled paths ADC m 2 Bridle gate GB each Kissing gate GK each Kissing gate for disabled access GD each Dog gate ADG each Timber stile ST each Ladder stile LS each Step over stile in a stone wall WSS each Step through stile in stone wall WST each Wooden footbridge FB each Bench B each Helping prepare Teachers Information Pack TN each 13

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